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Sweden took the lead after only 4 minutes after an excellent finish by captain Nils Liedholm.The lead did not last long, as Vavá equalised just 5 minutes later. On 32 minutes, Vavá scored a similar goal to his first to give Brazil a lead 2–1 at the break. 10 minutes into the second half, Brazil went further in front thanks to a brilliant goal scored by Pelé. [8]
The knockout stage of the 1958 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. The knockout stage began on 19 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 29 June 1958 with the final match, held at the Råsunda Stadium in Solna.
In Group 4, Pelé and Garrincha did not play until the last of Brazil's group games, against the Soviet Union. [7] Pelé failed to score, but provided the assist to Vavá's second goal. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Brazil won the game 2–0 (also thanks to an impressive exhibition of dribbling prowess by Garrincha) and the group by two points.
4–2 1962 FIFA World Cup [60] 9 2–0 10 14 May 1966: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wales – 3–1 Friendly [61] 11 8 June 1966: Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Poland: 2–0 2–1 Friendly [62] 12 12 July 1966: Goodison Park, Liverpool, England Bulgaria: 2–0 2–0 1966 FIFA World Cup [63]
2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 100.00 Sweden: 4 4 0 0 17 6 +11 100.00 Switzerland: 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0.00 Turkey: 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 United Arab Republic: 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00 Uruguay: 18 9 4 5 32 21 +11 50.00 Venezuela: 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 Wales: 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 100.00 West Germany: 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 50.00 Yugoslavia: 5 3 2 0 11 6 +5 60.00 Total 208 137 34 ...
4 +8 100.00 Poland: 1 1 0 0 6 5 +1 100.00 Spain: 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00 Sweden: 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00 United States: 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100.00 Uruguay: 27 11 6 10 51 47 +4 40.74 Yugoslavia: 3 1 0 2 9 11 −2 33.33 Total 103 54 16 33 258 173 +85 52.43
5 2 +3 100.00 Saudi Arabia: 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 Scotland: 6 5 1 0 10 1 +9 83.33 Soviet Union: 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 75.00 Spain: 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 66.67 Sweden: 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 0.00 Switzerland: 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 50.00 Tunisia: 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 Uruguay: 11 8 1 2 19 9 +10 72.73 Venezuela: 8 8 0 0 34 1 +33 100.00 Wales: 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 West Germany ...
Before the final match, Brazil had beaten Sweden 7–1 [12] and Spain 6–1, [13] while Uruguay barely scraped a 2–2 draw with Spain [14] and a 3–2 win over Sweden. [15] Brazil had also won the 1949 South American Championship, [16] just a year before (also in Brazil), and many Brazilians expected a repeat of their 5–1 win over them ...